TORRINGTON – A mentally unstable city man, accused of assaulting a woman last summer to steal her purse and robbing a local grocery store earlier this month, was ordered held Thursday on $175,000 bond during his arraignment in Torrington Superior…

PROSPECT – Classes at Woodland Regional High School would begin 15 minutes earlier than they do now under a plan Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin wants to implement in January. The reason for the change, Yarmin said, is…

WATERBURY – State officials on Wednesday agreed to borrow $7 million promised for two downtown Waterbury revitalization projects. Even with the money available, a launch date is not yet certain for either of the two large-scale efforts: a redevelopment of…

WATERBURY – Mr. Edmund L. Cass III, 70, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at Yale-New Haven Hospital with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Edith (DiFloria) Cass. Edmund was born in Waterbury…

CHESHIRE – Mildred Hermann Wallach, 90, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Gert Wallach. Mildred was born in Torrington on April 1, 1927, daughter of the late Louis…

CHESHIRE – A Mountain Road resident is appealing the approval of an 11-lot subdivision in her neighborhood. Joan Smallwood, 61, of 469 Mountain Road, filed an administrative appeal in Meriden Superior Court on Nov. 3, some 23 days after the…

PROSPECT – Construction on three commercial projects along Route 68 is well underway, with the first scheduled to open in mid-January, according to Mayor Robert J. Chatfield. The metal frame of the 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store at 14 Union City…

PROSPECT – Susan Diane (LeGassey) Palomba, 62, of Prospect, passed away peacefully on Nov. 26, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Edward Palomba for more than 41 years. Sue was born in Waterbury…

WATERBURY – A man who police say fled the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash on Sunday afternoon that caused the death of a 74-year-old man has been released after posting a $50,000 bond in the case. At about 4:40…